絲路

Chinese

		silk; thread; trace	road; path; way
trad. (絲路)		絲	路
simp. (丝路)		丝	路

Etymology

Short for 絲綢之路／丝绸之路 (Sīchóu zhī Lù).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Sīlù

  (Zhuyin): ㄙ ㄌㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ lou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Sīlù
    • Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄌㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Sihlù
    • Wade–Giles: Ssŭ¹-lu⁴
    • Yale: Sz̄-lù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Syluh
    • Palladius: Сылу (Sylu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ lu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: si¹ lou⁶
    • Yale: sī louh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ lou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ lou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ lou̯²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 思路 絲路／丝路

Proper noun

絲路

1. Silk Road